Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Are you looking for fun activities during your visit to an Arkansas State Park? Our park interpreters routinely schedule fun, family-friendly programs that are designed to help you have a more meaningful park experience and make memories of a lifetime. We offer more than 50,000 activities each year, including guided hikes, lake tours on park boats, birding adventures, kayak tours, living history demonstrations, nature games, historic site tours, bald eagle watches, spring wildflower walks, campfires, outdoor skills workshops, A.D.E.-accredited teacher professional development, and much more — there’s something going on all the time.
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The dates, details, and admission prices in this calendar of events were submitted to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and are accurate to the best of our knowledge. We recommend that you check with local sponsors before making a trip to any event.
Friday, March 29, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Plants and animals that live here in the park can be categorized into different groups. Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun activity to see what belongs in certain groups and what…
Saturday, March 30, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Have you ever felt the fur of a fox? How about a bobcat? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to touch some real furs and find out about the furry mammals of Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Sunday, March 31, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Project created work groups during the 1930s Great Depression Era, such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA built public…
Sunday, March 31, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
One of the many wild animals that makes Lake Fort Smith State Park its home is the Eastern cottontail rabbit. Did you know there are also rabbits that live in the sky? Meet Park Interpreter…
Wednesday, April 03, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to guess which mammal the furs, skulls, tracks, and scat belong to and discover more about the furry critters of Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Thursday, April 04, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Project created work groups during the 1930s Great Depression Era, such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA built public…
Friday, April 05, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
What is a solar eclipse? Join Park Interpreter Mystina for an introduction on how and why a solar eclipse happens. Then discover where you can experience this upcoming natural phenomenon and receive…
Friday, April 05, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
When you experience the 2024 solar eclipse from an Arkansas
State Park, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories. Meet Park Interpreter Mystina for a discussion about ways to make the…
Saturday, April 06, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
When the day suddenly becomes night during a total solar eclipse, it can have some effect on wildlife. Join Park Interpreter Mystina to discover how some animals react to a solar eclipse and the…
Saturday, April 06, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
When you experience the 2024 solar eclipse from an Arkansas
State Park, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories. Meet Park Interpreter Mystina for a discussion about ways to make the…
Sunday, April 07, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
When you experience the 2024 solar eclipse from an Arkansas
State Park, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories. Meet Park Interpreter Mystina for a discussion about ways to make the…
Friday, April 12, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Lake Fort Smith State Park is home to many kinds of birds from vultures to warblers. Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to go on a birding stroll to look for the many birds in the park. Binoculars are…
Friday, April 12, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun game of nature bingo. As we play, we will discover more about the natural things found at Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Saturday, April 13, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Have you ever felt the fur of a fox? How about a bobcat? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to touch some real furs and find out about the furry mammals of Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Sunday, April 14, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Plants and animals that live here in the park can be categorized into different groups. Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun activity to see what belongs in certain groups and what…
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to guess which mammal the furs, skulls, tracks, and scat belong to and discover more about the furry critters of Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Project created work groups during the 1930s Great Depression Era, such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA built public…
Friday, April 19, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Lake Fort Smith State Park is home to many kinds of birds from vultures to warblers. Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to go on a birding stroll to look for the many birds in the park. Binoculars are…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Have you ever felt the fur of a fox? How about a bobcat? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to touch some real furs and find out about the furry mammals of Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Sunday, April 21, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Plants and animals that live here in the park can be categorized into different groups. Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun activity to see what belongs in certain groups and what…